Three Benedictine University students were awarded a Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship during the 12th Annual King Breakfast celebrated January 15 in the Krasa Student Center on the campus of Benedictine University.
The breakfast is one of the largest events of its kind in the country celebrating King’s legacy and diversity in general. A portion of the proceeds from the event go to fund student scholarships. The King scholarships are awarded based on a number of criteria including scholarship and community service.
Awarded a King scholarship was Marie Razzano (Bourbonnais, Ill., Kankakee Community College), the daughter of Dana Razzano of Clifton and Brenda Gorski of Bourbonnais. Razzano is a junior majoring in Health Science.
Also awarded a King scholarship was Amy Sabatino (Bridgeview, Ill., Argo High School), the daughter of Ralph and Sandra Sabatino of Bridgeview. Sabatino is a senior majoring in Health Science.
Also awarded a King scholarship was Angel Woods (Matteson, Ill., Rich South High School), the daughter of Raymond and Margo Woods of Matteson. Woods is a junior majoring in English Language and Literature.

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Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 56 undergraduate majors, 16 graduate and four doctorate programs. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently ranked Benedictine University as the seventh fastest-growing campus among private nonprofit master’s universities, and Forbes magazine named Benedictine among the top 20 percent of America’s colleges for 2011. Benedictine University’s Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain’s Chicago Business as the fourth largest in the Chicago area in 2011.